Chapter 877: Come On! Baby! Come Here?
Liu Nainai's body began to emit a green glow, and tough willow branches burst forth from the ground!
In an instant, the headless ghost under the locust tree was wrapped up like a big zongzi!
So cute and adorable! No head at all!
Li Kai excitedly slapped his wheelchair: "Ha! Caught it? They say ghosts have no physical form!"
"Liu Xiaomei's willow branches were the right choice—cartoons say willows have the power to suppress evil. Who'd have thought it was true?"
"Brother Wang, you're up!"
Wang Daye grinned, revealing six shining white teeth!
Leaning forward, he prepared to charge!
At that moment, Jiangnan's head, still in the meeting room, was startled, feeling his whole body tense up!
What the hell? Who tied up my body!
You guys are going too far, kidnapping my head is one thing,
But you secretly sent someone to kidnap my body too?
The one who answered the question wrong was Jiang Congming, what does it have to do with him, Jiang Wu Tou?
But with a carrot stuffed in his mouth, Jiangnan couldn't speak at all!
Mumbling vaguely: "Woo hoo~ gugu gugu wuha wa wa!"
Seeing Jiangnan babbling nonsense, Xia Yao gently patted his head and comforted him!
(∗❛ั◡❛ั)ﾉ(`ж´◦)
"Be good, don't cause trouble. We'll catch up soon. Bear with it a little longer, and I'll make you a milkshake when we get home!"
Jiangnan: !!!
Just as he was about to retract his head to see what was going on,
Wang Daye in the small woods made his move!
"Boom!"
With an explosive sound, Wang Daye's body vanished from the spot in an instant!
His figure left afterimages due to the high speed, and the branch in his hand drew streaks of cold light in the air!
"Startling Cold... Infinite Slash!"
The branch straightened out and struck the waist of the headless ghost with force!
A "clang" sound rang out, and the clothes were torn, revealing a white undershirt inside!
But the terrifying power contained in the branch surged into the body!
Jiangnan's eyes widened, and he spat out a mouthful of old blood!
Σ(||꒪ͦཀ꒪ͦ) Ptooo~!
At this moment, the meeting room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Everyone stared at Jiangnan in horror!
Wasn't he fine just now? Why is he spitting blood?
Xia Yao's face turned pale with fear!
"Xuexue, maybe we should let Xiao Nan answer one question!"
"Look at how frustrated he is—he's even spitting blood from holding it in?"
Everyone was baffled!
How stubborn does he have to be? He's holding back from answering so hard he's making himself spit blood?
Before the restraints could be removed, Jiangnan's head disappeared from the meeting room!
It was yanked away by a tremendous force!
Meanwhile, Wang Daye's move wasn't even finished. His body darted back and forth through the woods!
The entire forest was chopped to pieces, as easily as cutting fruit!
The branch lashed out repeatedly, each strike hitting a vital point!
Just as Jiangnan's head returned to the small woods, he was slashed thirty times and was bleeding profusely!
He tore off the tape and bit out the carrot!
(٥•̀益•́) "Who! Who hit me?"
Wang Daye was about to strike again, since his Infinite Combo Slash wouldn't stop until the target was minced!
But just as he moved, a "crack" sounded, and Wang Daye dropped to his knees!
_(꒪Д꒪」∠)
Holding his waist, his face turned white with pain!
"Ah fuck... my back!"
Seeing this, Li Kai didn't hesitate!
He pressed his hands together and roared: "Rock Burial!"
In the next instant, the earth shook!
A massive chunk of bedrock, nearly a kilometer in radius, was lifted by a powerful force!
Like two giant bowls pressing together, it formed an enormous rock sphere!
"Boom!"
The "headless ghost" was trapped inside!
Liu Nainai looked confused: "Kai Zi, I think I just saw the headless ghost grow a head!"
Li Kai rolled his eyes: "Nonsense, how old are you? Your eyes must be playing tricks on you!"
With a wave of his hand, the rock sphere compressed violently, shrinking to a third of its original size under the crushing pressure!
Liu Nainai said urgently: "Really! It didn't seem like a ghost. It was talking just now, right?"
Li Kai sneered: "I didn't hear anything. Earth God Spine!"
Hundreds of rock spears shot up from the ground,
Piercing through the rock sphere, turning it into a hedgehog in an instant!
Liu Nainai gave Li Kai a sharp rap on the head: "Nonsense! You're hard of hearing, what the hell would you hear?"
Just then, the rock sphere, skewered like a hedgehog, exploded!
Jiangnan appeared, covered in blood, holding the Blood-Drinking Halberd, with Blood Incineration and Seven Gates fully open!
He jumped out roaring, his eyes blazing with fury!
(#•̀益•́#)ψ
"Come on! Come on! Baby! What other tricks do you have? Bring it on!"
"I only won two rounds of rock-paper-scissors!"
"Are you trying to kill me? This is too much!"
Seeing Jiangnan leaping out of the rock...
Liu Nainai: (•́﹏•̀◟٥)
Li Yeye: =͟͟͞͞(꒪口꒪◟‧̣̥̇)
Wang Yeye: Σ(◞°Д°;)
So the headless ghost just now was Jiangnan's little cub?
Ah...
Jiangnan was now full of fighting spirit, completely triggered!
If I didn't have some skills, I'd be dead from that last wave!
He still had no idea why he'd been beaten up out of nowhere!
Catching his breath, Jiangnan saw Wang Yeye and the other two in front of the small garden, and was stunned!
"Grandma? Grandpa? Why are you here?"
Wang Yeye was sweating profusely: "Little Nan cub? How... how did this happen? You're covered in blood!"
"I heard the commotion and ran over, but I tripped on the way—too hurried!"
Li Kai said guiltily: "Y-yeah! How did it get so loud?"
"This small forest is ruined! What happened?"
Jiangnan: ୧(#･᷄ࡇ･᷅)?
"I don't know. My head wasn't here just now. When I pulled it back, I was already crushed in the rocks..."
The three exchanged glances, feeling extremely guilty. They absolutely couldn't let the little cub know it was us who beat him!
Otherwise, our peaceful retirement years would be ruined!
Liu Nainai showed a kind smile and waved: "Never mind that now. Come here, Grandma will heal your wounds!"
"Look at you, all covered in blood. Does it hurt?"
With a green glow on her hand, Jiangnan's wounds healed rapidly.
Jiangnan grinned: "Hehe, doesn't hurt. Thank you, Grandma Niu!"
Liu Nainai: "You don't hurt, but Grandma's heart aches. Hey, I wonder which bastard did this. They were really ruthless!"
Wang Yeye and Li Yeye both looked away!
(￢‸￢)乛д乛)
You tied him up, and we beat him, okay?
But seeing Jiangnan inexplicably beaten, they still felt a twinge of guilt.
"Little Nan cub, learn a signature move from Grandpa. Back in the day, I was called the Executioner. I'll teach you my killing technique!"
"Yeah, yeah, I've also come up with a new move. You should try practicing it. Who knows, it might work?"
Jiangnan shuddered violently. With his unlucky luck, even drinking cold water gets stuck in his teeth!
Why would he learn any moves? Every second longer here is dangerous!
"I'll learn some other day. Bye, Grandma and Grandpa. I'll come back to see you later!"
With that, he teleported away...
The three watched Jiangnan disappear, clicking their tongues.
"How strong is this kid now? That ambush just now wasn't something a Platinum could withstand!"
"Youth... it's really nice. If I could be young again... tsk tsk..."
Jiangnan sped back to the villa, locked himself in the bathroom!
Now, at least, he couldn't get randomly beaten up again, right?
Only then did he dare to put his head back into the meeting room!
Just as he was about to speak, he noticed the tense atmosphere in the room!
Now it was the final question!
Holy Knight Academy: 11 points! Pioneer Academy: 10 points!
And Glory Academy had only 6 points, losing any chance of winning!
The last question—if Jiangnan's side answered correctly, they wouldn't lose; it was their last chance!
"Ding!"
Zhong Yingxue pressed the button!
"1471!"
Zhao Dezhu smiled: "Correct answer!"
Instantly, the room erupted in cheers, and the barrage flooded with "Zhong Xueba is amazing!"
Sean looked disappointed—they had almost won!
Zhong Yingxue and the others had managed to pull the score back!
Tom said gloomily: "Now it's a tie. What's the plan?"
Zhao Dezhu thought for a moment: "How about this: we add an extra question."
"Glory Academy sets the question, and the other two teams answer to determine the winner."
"If neither side gets it right, Glory Academy gets two points."
Martin's eyes lit up: "That works!"
His side was already doomed to lose, but if the question stumped both opponents, the score wouldn't be too embarrassing, and they'd save face.
Plus, the question could showcase the comprehensive strength of Mi Guo's Spirit Martial Forces.
After some discussion, it was settled. Martin would set the question, and the tension in the room escalated again.
Zhao Dezhu's gaze fell on Jiangnan, frowning slightly.
"What was that spitting blood about just now? I heard a lot of noise from the small woods to the north. Was it..."
Jiangnan: ╮(•́ω•̀)╭
"What small woods? There's no small woods anymore. Just now..."
Zhao Dezhu: (̿▀̿̿Ĺ̯̿̿▀̿̿)̄...
"Alright, you don't need to explain. I already know!"
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